4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Chronicles 3:4:1 ⧉וְהָאוּלָ֡םvehaulamand the porch or vestibule 2 Chronicles 3:4:2 ⧉אֲשֶׁר֩asherwhich 2 Chronicles 3:4:3 ⧉עַל־פְּנֵ֨יalpeneupon the face of or in front of 2 Chronicles 3:4:4 ⧉הָאֹ֜רֶךְhaorekhthe length 2 Chronicles 3:4:5 ⧉עַל־פְּנֵ֤יalpeneupon the face of or in front of 2 Chronicles 3:4:6 ⧉רֹֽחַב־הַבַּ֙יִת֙rokhavhabayitthe width of the house 2 Chronicles 3:4:7 ⧉אַמּ֣וֹתamotcubits 2 Chronicles 3:4:8 ⧉עֶשְׂרִ֔יםeserimtwenty 2 Chronicles 3:4:9 ⧉וְהַגֹּ֖בַהּvehagovahand the height 2 Chronicles 3:4:10 ⧉מֵאָ֣הmeaone hundred 2 Chronicles 3:4:11 ⧉וְעֶשְׂרִ֑יםveeserimand twenty 2 Chronicles 3:4:12 ⧉וַיְצַפֵּ֥הוּvaytsapehuand he overlaid him or it 2 Chronicles 3:4:13 ⧉מִפְּנִ֖ימָהmipenimafrom inside or inwardly 2 Chronicles 3:4:14 ⧉זָהָ֥בzahavgold 2 Chronicles 3:4:15 ⧉טָהֽוֹר׃tahorpure |
4. Formal Translation The portico in front of the house was twenty cubits long, matching the width of the house, and it rose one hundred and twenty cubits high. He overlaid its interior with pure gold. |
4. Dynamic Translation The ceremonial porch at the front of the temple was twenty cubits long—the same as the temple’s width—and it stood one hundred and twenty cubits high. He covered the inside with pure gold. |